Why Women SHOULD Vote (...no matter WHO you vote for).

I just looked at my vote tracker...,

 - Not really a whole lot dedicating to the idea of voting...not too sure why. I know a lot people out there think that thier vote doesn't count, but even in the 'electoral college' model - just one vote can tip the favor for a particular candidate...just one. It's not asking a lot for an individual to excercise thier most cherished right that the Constitution provides...perhaps, maybe, it's necessary to talk about those who fought to provide these rights to us. This commentary was provided by a friend of mine, Mary Gomer, who felt the need to reach out and rally women voters...afterall, you should know what it took in order to allow this right to be finally provided unto you as per the 19th Amendment:

"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex".

 - Here is what it took in order to ordain the 19th Amendment (...now I know why President Woodrow Wilson, Our 28th President, won the 'Nobel Peace Prize' - it wasn't because of this).

"This is the story of our Mothers and Grandmothers who lived only 90 years ago. Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote. The women were innocent and defenseless, but they were jailed nonetheless for picketing the White House, carrying signs asking for the vote. And by the end of the night, they were barely alive. Forty prison guards wielding clubs with their warden's blessing went on a rampage against the 33 women wrongly convicted of 'obstructing sidewalk traffic.'

They beat Lucy Burns, chained her hands to the cell bars above her head and left her hanging for the night, bleeding and gasping for air. They hurled Dora Lewis into a dark cell, smashed her head against an iron bed and knocked her out cold. Her cell mate, Alice Cosu, thought Lewis was dead and suffered a heart attack. Additional affidavits describe the guards grabbing, dragging, beating, choking, slamming, pinching, twisting and kicking the women.

Thus unfolded the 'Night of Terror' on Nov. 15, 1917, when the warden at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia ordered his guards to teach a lesson to the suffragists imprisoned there because they dared to picket Woodrow Wilson's White House for the right to vote. For weeks, the women's only water came from an open pail. Their food--all of it colorless slop--was infested with worms. When one of the leaders, Alice Paul, embarked on a hunger strike, they tied her to a chair, forced a tube down her throat and poured liquid into her until she vomited. She was tortured like this for weeks until word was smuggled out to the press.

So, refresh MY memory. Some women won't vote this year because - Why, exactly? We have carpool duties? We have to get to work? Our vote doesn't matter? It's raining?

The HBO movie, 'Iron Jawed Angels' is a graphic depiction of the battle these women waged so that women could pull the curtain at the polling booth and have their say. What would those women think of the way we use, or don't use, our right to vote? All of us take it for granted now. HBO released the movie on DVD. I wish all history, social studies and government teachers would include the movie in their curriculum. I want it shown on Bunco/Bingo night, too, and anywhere else women gather. I realize this isn't our usual idea of socializing, but we are not voting in the numbers that we should be, and I think a little shock therapy is in order.

It is jarring to watch Woodrow Wilson and his cronies try to persuade a psychiatrist to declare Alice Paul insane so that she could be permanently institutionalized. And it is inspiring to watch the doctor refuse. Alice Paul was strong, he said, and brave. That didn't make her crazy. The doctor admonished the men: 'Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity.'

Please, if you are so inclined, pass this on to all the women you know. We need to get out and vote and use this right that was fought so hard for by these very courageous women. Whether you vote democratic, republican or independent party - remember to vote."

 - I would like to thank Mary Gomer, once more, for bringing this to my attention in her drive to motivate any and all women to excercise thier right unto which thier mothers, grandmothers and perhaps even great grandmothers suffered for...in order to attain - the right to vote.

The American Deist,
M.D. Little.

"Oh Captain, My Captain..."

'Captains of Industry'...pffft,

 - Okay, so...what we have is an unstimulated economical base (the citizens of America) bolstered by companies that don't employ Americans (because migrants are cheaper to employ) along with banks that do not want to provide loans at the risk of a loss that induces such fun things as the mortgage loan collapse and no new businesses being produced as banks made a mad dash to reclaim equity (at the abandonment of reason). Folks, we really have a system currently established that's spelling out disaster...how's this? Real simple - the mere essence in regarding how an individual in America is taught from the very beginning:

1. The average American is taught that in order to succeed, they need some sort of degree and,
2. In order to get a college degree, student loans are needed to support the cost of education and,
3. In a depressed economy where jobs are scarce, a degree does not equate employment.

 - With these three truths, you have individuals graduating from college with degrees in business and finance, but no businesses hiring business execs and banks not seeking to put out loans for the entrepreneur to start a new business. With that knowing...we have a series of unemployed individuals, with college degrees and a ton of debt derived from college loans - ladies and gentlemen, this issue is fubared from the ground up.

- So how does the 'well-educated-but-effectively-unexperienced-and-unskilled-labor-weakling' survive? Well, by changing thier minds, for starters. Look, folks...what needs changed is how we, the People, regard success in America. Forget the Mercedes...we need to down-size our goals. It's no longer a question of gainful employment...it's simply a question of employment, period. That means, America, it's time to get dirty...

- In truth, the farming industry and other unskilled labor fields don't really WANT to hire illegal immigrants. The only reason why this occurs is because the American citizenry simply has too much of a high opinion of themselves. Sure, working like migrants do is brutal, hard and ultimately thankless...but it's a job. You're not going to see a SINGLE employer that uses migrant workers as the base for his business turn down an American offering to work in the same said field because unlike the migrant worker, an American citizen...can't be deported at the drop of a hat (unless the employer is actually a sadist that enjoys not paying the taxes required by the Federal and State - those folks just need shut down, period). You want job security, get a job in the farming/labor industry - you'll have more job security then you ever thought possible, with one exception:

YOU HAVE TO WORK.

- You're going to have to be willing to compete with migrant workers (some who are not even LEGAL to be in Our Country to begin with) and prove to your employer that you are JUST as valued and able as a non-citizen of America. Some people (especially those fresh out of college) are incapable of this...thier work ethic simply does not include unskilled labor and thier mentallity is not derived to support the concept of actually doing the work unto which the migrant worker is more then willing to provide.

- We have to nuture THAT mentallity BACK into the American populace, unskilled labor is what Our Country was/is/will ALWAYS be built upon. Instead of hoping for bank bailouts and government support...we need to be willing to work FOR America. Forget the college degree, drop out of that convoluted scam - some of the most educated and intelligent individuals in America...never went to college. A college degree these days proves NOTHING except that you were willing and able to learn how to shoulder an erroneous amount of debt on your shoulders and you got the documentation to PROVE it. Mules carry a great deal of weight, too, but it doesn't mean they're intelligent and they certainly don't boast about it. If you really want to learn - educate yourself, you'll be better off for it because when someone who's never been to college ends up knowing more then a college grad  - THAT'S a pure example of 'American Know-How'.

- The mere idea of being able to work in the base industries that is the platform unto which the entirity of American economics is derived is the most Patriotic thing ANY American citizen can do. I suggest launching a campaign to get Americans BACK into the fields of America, BACK into the construction and trades of American - get America BACK into America! Right now, illegal migrants are MORE American...then Americans and the migrant worker is sending the American dollar to thier families who don't live in America. So there you have it...the 'Hemmoraging of the American Dream'.

 - What's the clot?...reinfusing Americans BACK into the labor field that should've never been taken over by migrant workers in the first place. Get some American Pride in you, college-boy, there's a whole FIELD of opportunity that will reward YOU for the fruits of YOUR labors. Instead of sitting at home, feeling sorry for yourself with that college degree in your sweaty little mitts as you watch your unemployment benefits dwindle away - YOU can actually go to work (right now, actually) and do your part in providing for your fellow American AND (...unlike the slaves), YOU'LL actually get paid for it. On top of that, the labor industry provides a darn fine workout, you won't even need to go to a gym in order to lose weight - you'll be in fit form just by going to work: how's THAT for a job benifit? Where do 'I' sign up? Right here for starters:

http://www.takeourjobs.org/

 - Stop making excuses, America, and start going back to work...just because you got suckered into the debt-scam does NOT absolve you of being a responsible citizen of the United States of America. We have a duty unto this Great Nation and I cannot imagine a more dedicated role as the unsung heroes of Our Great Nation have done for generations - the American Farmer. Be well, God bless...now go to work, for AMERICA.

The American Deist,
M.D. Little.

'The Free Market': The Hemmoraging of the 'American Dream'.

MONEY!...,

 - Okay, now that I got everyone's attention. *grins* Howdy folks, today we're going to go down yet another road that's often regarded as 'taboo'...the free market. Look, I'm no economist...but I don't think it requires a degree from Harvard University to understand the basic principles regarding 'Supply and Demand'. That's rather intuitive in it's own right, but just in case someone's not clear - let's take a look at that fundamental block that drives our economy:

SUPPLY AND DEMAND

 - Wow, I looked this up on wikipedia.org and got a whole page of junk...no, seriously, it sounded like legalesse. Okay, let me go ahead and give you the layman version (because even I didn't understand that tripe). Look, it's real simple...in order to attain any sustainable business model, you need two things:

1. Supply: a commodity and/or service,
2. Demand: the need thereof.

 - Technically, the essence of any business is founded upon those two empirical truths. You simply cannot supply a product that no one has a demand for, just like the futility of shopping for a good and/or service that doesn't exist (...on that account, you'll have to be an entrepreneur and do it yourself). This economic model establishes the method unto which pricing for supplies/services can be achieved. A commodity/service that is low in cost to establish (manufacturing/shipping - an intrinsic part of supply), but in high demand leaves a great deal of flexibility to regulate price (...you could set the price as low, or as high as you want since the demand for the product/service will, in theory, always be there).

 - Natural grown foods is one example of an easy to produce commodity that is in high demand - let's face it folks, everyone needs to eat...the demand will always be there. It is because of this understanding that prices regarding food commodities have maintained a respectable level...afterall, despite the effort it takes to produce a head of lettuce, the overall cost is fairly modest for the quantity rendered. With that, there's no real need to throw an outrageous price out on the market since all you need is to cover manufacturing costs. The price of growing, packing and shipping is added to the base price you're expecting to see paid per unit sold to the retailer (like Walmart...unless you drive to a farmers market and sell it yourself) who purchases your goods for resale (at a MUCH higher price...or if you're selling it yourself - whatever price you feel comfortable gouging your buyers regarding thusly). Since you want to target the largest demographic area a possible regarding your product/service (or attract as many clients as possible), selling at a low price intrinsically attains the largest amount of buyers. More buyers = more profit. Often called the 'farmers market', this is (beyond a shadow of a doubt) the most stable market...the demand will die out when people stop eating (i.e. - never). About the only thing that affects the 'farmer's market', of course, is nature itself - no rain = no crops = bad year. An irrigation system for innumerous hectacres is EXPENSIVE - most farmers who have invested in these irrigation systems probably took out a bank loan (much to the banker's glee and the farmer's woe). Pesticides are also not cheap resulting an even greater cost/unit disparity...one bad year can cripple a farmer (and leave them in debt to banks for a long...long...time).

 - Of course, not all seek to support that type of business ethic and desire to make the most profit  from each unit sold (regardless if it's easily made) since it's the demand that's driving the market. With that includes all the fun loving electronic gadgets you see flooding the telly with commercials offering the next step in technological wizardry. Though complex in producing, if the overall cost of manufacturing is low and the demand is high...then you can set an exorbitant price and generally will attain an estimable payout. Other examples of this particular business model (often called 'luxuries') are pretty much anything that does absolutely nothing to sustain life like computers and cell phones. Maintaining a profit regarding these commodities is not difficult UNLESS the demand dies out...which is a risk regarding all business models, but affects this one the most significantly. Once a demand for these particular products/services dies out (especially if a better model/service is provided) then you'll have to do better and upgrade your product and/or service or lose your payroll to the open market. Always stay aware of your competition around you and never disregarding improving your product/service - your 'friendly' open market is absolutely striving to upstage you. This is regarded as a 'seller's market' as the cost/unit is low, but the price is inflated rediculously because the buyer simply doesn't care how much it costs - they just want one. This business model is exceedingly flexible since when demand drops off, the price can be adjusted accordingly to maintain marketable interest while researching/producing the latest upgrade (or retire...really, you made a killing - retire in style).

 - Interesting, but what about hard to produce products/services...where do they sit regarding this? Well, products that are hard (and expensive) to produce will intrinsically sell for a much higher price. However, remember...all that's REALLY needed is to cover the base cost of production and shipping and the rest of the cost per unit is pure profit. Complex, hard to produce and costly products suffer the worst in an open market (regardless of demand) because the danger of producing too many will almost always force the manufacturer of said product/service to take a loss should the demand die out...a BIG loss. Examples of high cost, low demand products are...hate to say it, the car industry. Glutting the market with expensive to produce products does NOT guarantee profit...as a matter of fact, producing an excessive amount with the hopes that the market for said product will meet the supply is an excercise in sheer folly. The massive amount of vehicles produced on a yearly basis by the car industries is moronic - there simply is not enough people turning in thier older (but still functioning) cars for a new one. The failure of the car industry (due to exorbitant prices/unit) caused a majority of the car industries to crumble underneath thier own weight of projected sales which were never met (plus the fact that they never adjusted the price to meet the demands...it really doesn't cost over $10,000 to make a car these days...). This is what happens when someone pretends to have control over a 'buyer's market' (which is essentially what the car industry is, regardless of the manufacturer's ego...it's the buyer who sets the price). Buyers won't buy if they don't like the price and producing an excess to a market that's not buying = bankruptcy. Since most modern cars are also built to breakdown...this is also an example of an educated market vs. mass-produced junk (a.k.a. - 'quantity vs. quality').

 - You can even apply this business model to services such as utilities (gas and electric), arts and entertainment (movies and theater). Even illicit goods and trades (escourt services, drugs and firearms) are influenced regarding the basis of supply and demand (the 'black market' merely slays the open market due to the seller having an 'unlimited supply' at little to no cost to 'manufacture' so selling is almost always pure profit regarding stolen goods). These industries (utility, entertainment, etc) are also not required for survival, but is entirely a sellers market which allows the seller to set the price at erroneously high prices...people will pay because of the exceedingly high demand. People are desperate for a distraction in thier lives just as much as they want utilities provided for them (instead of learning how to subsist in the wilds) which is why these industries are doing so well (...and crime, obviously, pays). Knowing what market you seek to become involved in goes a long way in determining how well you will do (...no, not the stock market...insider trading ruined that 'industry' for those outside the loop - the stock exchange now is an excercise based on masochism. Ah well, all the 'stock market' was is 'legalized gambling' anyways...no loss).

 - So what does all this mean and why is the economy doing so poorly? Glad you asked...you see, the most IMPORTANT thing to any standing market is the buyer. ANY market needs buyers...you simply cannot have a product or service if there's no one demanding such services (please see the tanking of the American car industry above for example...or the housing industry). Buyers, quite obviously, need money...so the REAL question is why don't the buyers have money? Clearly there's still a demand out there because no one's stopped buying FOOD...but everything else has taken a hit, why? Well, conserving expenditures has a dramatic effect on the open market during a recession...as a matter of fact, in not stimulating the economy by recirculating monies back INTO the open market turns a reccession INTO a depression as individuals, striving to hold onto their wealth, refuse to stimulate the economy causing the market to slow to an almost paralyzing crawl. However, there's another factor playing into this that isn't addressed...you see, there's a lot of people looking for jobs - there used to be jobs, where did they go?

 - Remember that one person you called regarding your delayed payment on your credit card because you lost your job as a 'customer service representative' for that very same credit card company?...were you wondering why they were hard to understand? Yep, there's your answer...your job just got OUTSOURCED to another country so that your FORMER employer could get more for his invested dollar for the services YOU were already providing. Nice, eh?...but wait, there's more...major car industries have also relocatted out of the United States to set up manufacturing plants in other countries just so they could produce products at a cheaper rate and sell it back to America at the regular price! Neato, huh? Even farming and general labor jobs are unavailable due to contractors (and farmers) seeking to save a buck by employing immigrants (instead of able-bodied Americans) because immigrants (mostly illegal immigrants) work for a WHOLE LOT LESS then Americans (plus, you don't have need to pay for health care, worry about getting sued in case of an injury, work insane hours and can terminate with no worry of redress! As a matter of fact, you can threaten with deportation and they'll leap through flaming hoops just to please you). Wow! All this cheap labor!...it's a win-win situation, right? Wrong, you moron...

 - You see, this is what happens when you hire business execs with a college degree and absolutely no experience (...or intelligence in general, for that matter) regarding the open market. Almost every single major business industry that has TANKED has been guilty of this undeniable mistake...regardless of whether or not the product/service is in demand - if your clientelle cannot afford to BUY it (because they're unemployed) then YOUR business is going to crash...hard. Paranoid conservation coupled together with a record high unemployment rate (due to outsourcing of U.S. jobs) and the hiring of cheap migrant labor has painted the  American citizenry into a corner. Buying American products is almost as impossible as finding gainful employment because everything is now made somewhere else and instead of working to purchase YOUR commodities and services...America is unemployed. Banks reluctant to grant loans delivers an even further blow to the economy by preventing new businesses to start...conservation during a recession, outsourcing jobs during a reccession and employing migrants who send the money they make to foreign countries (instead of back into the market)...KILLS THE FREAKING ECONOMY! Is any of this getting through, business execs?

 - YOU'RE DESIRE TO MAXIMIZE PROFITS JUST KILLED THE AMERICAN DREAM!

 - Really, you don't need a degree to comprehend economics...

 - ...just a freakin' brain - demand is superfluous without the means to acquire the supply, putting an American on the unemployment line is the best way to destroy the free market system. Get wise, business execs...start bringing the jobs back home (...or start sponsoring support for new jobs in America - might as well use all that money you 'saved', genius).

The American Deist,
M.D. Little.

"Seperation of Church and State..."

Religion...,

 - Look...America, regarding the existance of a 'soul', 'God' and 'the afterlife' - these are all intrinsic PERSONAL issues unto which everyone may (or may not) consider during thier own lifetime. These matters, be it as they may, are NON-ISSUES which have absolutely NO place...save for the establishments of religion where we may excercise our religion freely. Moreover, as a Deist, I neither favor nor discredit ANY one person's beliefs because I respect what Our Founding Forefathers decreed under the Bill of Rights' First Amendment back on September 17, 1787:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."

 - It was believed, by Our Forefathers, that this would be enough and that future generations would understand that none shall be condemned regarding thier own faith and/or religion. Afterall, it was due to the such moments in Colonial American History like the 'Salem Witch Trials' of 1692 which the First Amendment was derived (...not to mention 'the Crusades' of the 14th - 15th Century in Europe, but I digress). Alas, such was not the case as individuals STILL saught to condemn others regarding thier religion. Since it wasn't enough to be told what everyone COULD do...we had to amend the Constitution to let everyone know what they COULDN'T do - hence, the 14th Amendment of July 9, 1868:

"No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws".

 - Religion has it's place in everyone's life...including those who do not prescribe to any particular religion (agnostics) or no religion at all (athiests). Regardless of religious preference, it neither enhances nor detracts from another human being...from being a human being, and unto these citizens of the United States of America - thier unalienable rights. It is perfectly alright for anyone to believe whatever it is they choose to believe...it is NOT alright for someone to condemn another for no other reason then thier own particular religion. It is respecting those grounds that I stand firmly AGAINST anyone seeking to:

1. Make religion an issue (which is Unconstitutional - 1st Amendment),
2. Make religion a part of Local/State/Federal function (which is Unconstitutional - 14th Amendment.

 - Now with that said, here are the NON-ISSUES:

• Religion is being DISCRIMINATED against by not being TAUGHT in public schools.

This is misleading and false - the concept of religion not being taught in schools is derived from individuals saying thier particular religion is not being taught. In order to teach religion in public schools...it would have to be a broad spectrum curriculum covering ALL religions, not just a specific religion. Parents wishing to have thier children to be taught theology in general can request to have World Theology as an extra-curricular course elective provided by your independent school districts. If these parent wish to have thier children learn thier own particular religion then take them to church - that's what the Constitution provides churches for so that individuals seeking answers regarding a particular religion know where to go. Unless it's a broad, all-enclusive curriculum teaching the basics of all religions in general...then you are requesting to have a particular religion taught which is not the function of ANY State/Federal system - including public schools.

• Religion is being DISCRIMINATED against by not allowing PRAYER in school.

This is also misleading and false - when I went to public school I was not restricted from prayer. It wasn't due to the school being more tolerant, I simply did not detract from the allotted time provided by the State and Federal government (...in order to pray for success on my SAT). What IS being banned is communal prayer of the entire student body, because not everyone believes in what secular religion is being ordained and, hence, inviolates the 14th Amendment. Communal prayer is also banned on the grounds of using the allotted time provided by State/Federal government derived for religion, not education (which also inviolates the 14th Amendment as not all students prescribe to a particular faith/belief). It is allowed for students to meet off campus (i.e - school property) and pray as long as thier length of prayer does not interrupt thier intent and purpose (i.e. - attend school to learn). Parents can enroll thier children into private schools that support thier particular religion if they wish to have thier children spending time learning about religion (instead of, say...U.S. Government), outside of thier already prescribed establishments of religion.

 - Now here are some points that are REAL ISSUES. These points are derived primarily due to DISCIMINATION derived from individual religions:

• Students denied attire regarding thier particular faith.

In as much as a State/Federal cannot support a particular religion - it also cannot discriminate AGAINST anyone of a particular religion. That means, students can wear whatever emblem they wish that supports thier religion (as long as it does not directly inviolate school dress code - showing up to public school wearing a bikini emblazoned with crosses most likely will inviolate the ISD dress code - please consult your public school, dress codes may vary). The head covering that is worn by secular muslim women is one such example of attire that can be worn in public schools - to force a student to remove said attire and/or reject a student due to such attire is discrimination regarding thier religion. It would be just as discriminatory to tell a student to remove a necklace emblazoned with a cross.

• Faculty supporting a particular religion, condeming others.

State-sponsored ISD Faculty (teachers, principle, etc) are allowed to wear whatever is appropriate regarding thier religion (see above), what they cannot do is condemn others regarding THIER particular religious attire/religion. This is one of such issues that has NOT been addressed and is still an issue within public schools today. You will find some public schools in various States that STILL have emblems regarding secular religion adorning thier walls, a faculty that stanchly (almost militantly) condones a particular religion and even condemns student faculty regarding thier own particular religion. Under NO circumstance are tax dollars to be spent regarding the establishment of a religion - that includes faculty seeking to enforce thier particular brand of religion. Any faculty member seeking to do so are discriminatory and are better off volunteering thier time at a private school that supports thier particular religion then teaching in public schools.

• Faculty not preventing discrimination amongst students.

This is the worst...which stems from an apathetic faculty (or supportive faculty) where religion is not refrained from in public schools amongst the student body. This has been the PREMIER reason behind the 'bullying' you may have already heard in the news as of late...that lead to a string of suicides. Even though it will be decreed that what I am posting is not based on fact...how can the intolerance of another person's religion (...or another person PERIOD) occur if a faculty is insuring the safety and protection of the student body they are seeking to educate. This is a glaring failure on behalf of several States regarding thier ISDs (Independent School Districts) and I believe launching an internal investigation regarding these public schools needs enacted. If a school faculty is incapable of ensuring the safety of the citizenry's children who pay thier salaries via taxes...then they should NOT be a part of that school's faculty. Religious intolerance has NO place in public schools - even amongst the student body. The faculty in SOME public schools need to start doing thier State-Appointed JOBS.

 - Still feel the need to include Religion along with Government sponsored agencies? Don't get me started on the 'banned book list' that some schools elect to follow - this list is derived from a particular religion. One of the books on that list: Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, a story based on the dangers...of banning books. Anyone can go to whatever church sponsoring any religion they wish AND be free to discuss thier religion WITHOUT fear of oppression (...unless you're a Branch Davidian in Texas). It's possible to put your religion beliefs to the press and publish your religion en masse. You can even wear emblems of your religion openly without fear of being regarded as a lesser because of your said religion - such discrimination is actually UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Why do people believe that thier religion is being discriminated against?...in America, you have the most open system of government regarding ANY religion. The only 'discrimination' that's occuring, was the foundation that Our Forefathers created over 150 years ago...are we really taking THIS long follow directions? Weight in, folks...what do YOU think?

The American Deist,
M.D. Little.

They can't Vote! They're just IMMIGRANTS!

Wow...,

 - Here's an issue I wasn't expecting to see crop up: Immigrants and the Right to Vote? Alright, America...pull up a chair, sit back and pour yourself a cup o' joe. We're going to look into the actually priviledges and rights - of immigrants who are going through the naturalization process (as opposed to those who don't and, by default, SHOULD be deported...). The United States Citizen and Immigration Services herefore referred to by it's officially recognized acronym -  USCIS, used to be the United States Department of Immigration and Naturalization Services (...or INS, for short). This bureau was filtered out of the Department of Justice and merged with the newly formed Department of Homeland Security shortly after 9/11. An interesting shift of political application regarding Immigrants seeking to becoming an official United States citizen...it's no longer a matter of 'social justice', it's a matter of 'homeland security'? I could go into that...but I digress, at any rate - the USCIS Handbook says THIS regarding what's expected and what an Immigrant who's seeking naturalization can and cannot do:

 

As a permanent resident, you have the right to:

• Live and work permanently anywhere in the U.S.

• Apply to become a U.S. citizen once you are eligible.

• Request visas for your husband or wife and unmarried children to live in the U.S.

• Get Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicare benefits, if you are eligible.

• Own property in the U.S.

• Apply for a driver’s license in your state or territory.

• Leave and return to the U.S. under certain conditions.

• Attend public school and college.

• Join certain branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.

• Purchase or own a firearm, as long as there are no state or local restrictions saying you can’t. As a permanent resident, it is your responsibility to:

• Obey all federal, state, and local laws.

• Pay federal, state, and local income taxes.

• Register with the Selective Service (U.S. Armed Forces), if you are a male between ages 18 and 26.

• Maintain your immigration status.

• Carry proof of your permanent resident status at all times.

• Change your address online or provide it in writing to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) within 10 days of each time you move.

 - This is what's expected out of the immigrants that come to the United States without a Federal sponsored Visa - this is what it means to get a 'green card'. Can they vote? It doesn't say, right?...actually, it does...way in the back when it gives the reason to become a US citizen. The USCIS Hanndbook states:

Only citizens can vote in federal elections. Most states also restrict the right to vote, in most

elections, to U.S. citizens.

 - Hmm, that's kind of vague...perusing the NSCIS website, we come up with this:

One of the most important privileges of democracy in the United States of America is the right to participate in choosing elected officials through voting in elections. There are many different types of elections in the United States, such as federal elections, state elections or local elections. Only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections. Registering to vote or voting in a federal election is a crime if you are not a U.S. citizen.  Non-U.S. citizens, including permanent residents (green card holders), who vote, or register to vote, in a federal election also can be denied naturalization and/or removed (deported) from the United States.

There are very few jurisdictions where a non-U.S. citizen may vote in a local election.  However, this web site does not provide information regarding voting qualifications for state and local elections.  You can obtain information regarding voting qualifications in local elections from your local voting authority.  It is important to remember that even if you are allowed to vote in a local election, you are not eligible to vote in a federal election if you are not a U.S. citizen, nor in any other election that requires you to be a U.S. citizen.

 - Wow, that's really wordy and says...ummm...well, it says they can't vote for FEDERAL elections (such as voting for the President, just like in the handbook), but State and Local elections are kinda...iffy. It seems to be that it's up to the State to decide soooo depending on how much say YOU want in State and Local legislatures - there's your State of choice. They say you'll have to find out for yourself, but I suppose I'll do my civic duty as a citzen of the United States and provide at least SOME information (after all, without providing any information at all - immigrants are going to be wandering all over the United States). In California, immigrants are provided the right the vote for all State and Local matters (wow!), other States like Arizona and Texas...you're 'green card' doesn't prove anything significant and you have NO voting priviledges what-so-ever (...not even Local elections, just like ILLEGAL immigrants, but they'll be thanking you in advance for you tax money, I guess, by NOT deporting you...yet - groovy, neh?).
 - Anyone else seeing something REALLY wrong with this picture?...I mean (don't get me wrong), but I'm kinda partial to providing equal treatment to ALL immigrants REGARDLESS of where they choose to reside in the United States. Sure, I agree that they shouldn't be handed over Our Nation on a platter, but since they already have the right to own property, pay taxes, attain a driver's liscense and social security cards...doesn't it kind of make sense that immigrants should have SOME say regarding how thier tax money is spent? We're not trying to encourage indentured servitude here...we're seeking to encourage people to:

1. Want to COME to America (because they got Rights here - especially the Right to Vote) and,
2. Want to STAY in America for the additional perks and benifits provided through citizenship.

 - So...what do you think, America? Are Immigrants who legally enter the United States worth a voice in Local and State affairs? After all, they're already supporting YOUR State with THIER tax dollars. If you think so, and your State doesn't currently allow immigrants the Right to Vote in State/Local matters maybe you ought to consider giving immigrants an incentive to move to your State by offering them the Right to Vote in said affairs. Population also equates to voting strength when it comes to your State's alloted Electoral Votes and even IF they throw out the Electoral College system (which they should)...larger population = more seats in the House of Representatives (which make a significant impact in Congress). This is a win-win situation here, America. Immigrants win by having a voice, States win by providing such Rights to immigrants increasing YOUR State's influence in Congress (not to mention the increase in tax revenue per resident in State). Treating your fellow human being LIKE a human being goes a long way and citizens of your State can do even better by ASSISTING immigrants into becoming Citizens! Help them learn English, U.S. History and Government, immigrants are not indentured servants and slavery's been abolished for almost 150 years - make a change, America...get involved.
 - Food for thought, America...let's turn an illegal immigrant problem into a permenant resident resolution, and then into a citizen solution. Like I said before, I'd rather have an Immigrant voting instead of an Illegal Immigrant working, but in all honesty...I'd rather have another fellow citizen of this Great Nation - The United States of America. Does YOUR State allow Immigrants to Vote?...and if not, should they?...what do you think, America?

The American Deist,
M.D. Little.

Illegal Immigration: Unnaturalization...

This has been a topic as of late...,

 - Yes, I have my own thoughts regarding this too...but before we go too deeply into it, let's first discuss look at the Naturalization Process:

 - If an alien (immigrant) seeks citizenship in the United States, they MUST attain a lawful permenant resident status (i.e. - acquiring a United States Permenant Residency Card a.k.a. "green card"). In order to encourage diversity in America, the Federal goverment also conducts a Diversity Visa Lottery which grants citizens of other countries legal entry into the United States. However, only countries "with low rates of immigration to the United States" are allowed to apply (...so Mexico is clearly off that list). Presently there are two different types of US visas:

1.  Immigrant Visas - for people seeking to live in the United States and,
2.  Non-Immigrant Visas - for people coming for limited durations.

 - The former visa has set cap/country which the Department of Immigration and Naturalization Service (which is now known as the Department of Homeland Security) can accurately track via Visa ID number...the latter does not (though, can also be just as easily verify as valid as per ID number). Most non-immigrant visas are for work purposes (which is the ONLY way an immigrant can be legally employed in the United States without acquiring an Employment Authorization Document a.k.a. EAD or 'work permit'. These visas sponsored for work-related purposes are ONLY for fields that require degreed knowledge such as architect, science and medicine - NOT UNSKILLED LABOR), student (for foreign exchange students and/or foreign students attending college in America), family (for visiting relatives in the United States) and tourist visas (for...you know, touring...).
 - So...we have either acquiring a 'green card' or applying for an Immigrant Visa and you're in, right? Not so bad, is it?...so why don't illegal immigrants do this? Well, first of all...the process unto which it takes in order to acquire a 'green card' alone can easily take a FULL YEAR, just to recieve the card...during that entire time period (if the immigrant cannot provide documented proof that they filed for the United States Permenant Residency Card) then they get deported and have to start the process all over again. The same goes for getting EMPLOYED in the United States - in order for an employer to legally hire an immigrant who has yet to become a naturalized citizen of the United States (even if they're going to do something as remedial as unskilled labor) they MUST provide an Employment Authorization Document (i.e. - 'work permit') or they cannot be legally employed in the United States.
 - Still, there's illegal immigrants working in the United States all the time...why is this a problem? It's real simple...it's not the illegal immigrant fault due to insufficient support/assistance regarding naturalization - that is an issue solely dependent upon the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal goverment. Clearly, in order to expediate the process more effeciently, rapidly AND accurately - that particular division of the government needs a LOT more funding and/or more capable leadership. What is the illegal immigrant to do if the system that is derived to provide them with the documentation pertaining to residency and permission to work in the United States drags thier feet? Go broke and starve in a ditch?...of course not - they shack up with a friend in an apartment or relative's house, go to work for anyone willing to pay them and therein lies the heart of the problem:

1. Relatives/Residential granting immigrants residency without a 'green card'.
2. Businesses putting immigrants to work without a 'work permit'.

 - This has become an issue due to the fact that there are citizens of the United States willing to violate Federal law in order to provide an immigrant a place to stay and a place to work - ILLEGALLY. How to resolve this?

TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX AND/OR RELATIVE FOR PROVIDING AN IMMIGRANT A PLACE TO STAY WITHOUT A 'GREEN CARD' AND BUSINESSES THAT PUT TO WORK IMMIGRANTS WITHOUT A 'WORK PERMIT'.

 - I cannot think of any other way to make illegal immigration a non-issue then addressing the source of the problem. Enacting laws that support the aforementioned statement will encourage not only the desire to acquire actual legal proof of residence and right to work - it will discourage citizens of the United States from violating Federal law in one stroke. What apartment complex would consider thinking of allowing illegal immigrants to live therein if they were fined $500-1500/illegal immigrant residing therein PLUS face felony criminal charges/prison for repeated offenses? What business, REGARDLESS of the agency...be it farming, construction, factory, shipping/recieving...even janitorial, would be willing to face a fine of $500-1500/illegal immigrant employed, the suspension/revocation of thier operating liscense PLUS felony criminal charges/prison for repeated offenses? If THIS law got passed by Congress...we'd have Our Nation's bailout right here.
 - Think this is cruel?...think this is 'Unamerican'? What could be MORE 'Unamerican' then being willing to provide someone who is NOT a legal resident of, or having the legal right to visit, a place to stay. What could be MORE 'Unamerican' then putting someone to work that does not even have the legal right to represent themselves if something should happen whilst under your employ...and denying your country the tax due on monies paid for said work? Don't mix sympathy with facts - laws are intentionally being broken in America...and it's the citizenry of the United States that's breaking them. If we are to retain the integrity of Our Nation, it starts with those who seek to undermine the foundation unto which Our Great Nation was formed...we, the People, of the United States of America.
 - Weight in, folks...encourage Congress to pass a law that directly fines/incarcerates individuals willing to give residency/employment to illegal immigrants? What do you think?

The American Deist,
M.D. Little.

National Health Care vs the 10th Amendment...

Folks...,

 - I'm ashamed...much like all that has transpired as of late, I feel like the tortoise in the race against the hare. Fortunately, those who know the story know how it ends...and at my steady pace that I seek to proceed - I believe this is a race that can be one. Through preserverance, dedication and sound reasoning - I have found out that we nearly had socialistic medicine dumped on our heads. Now, before we go too far into the 'mud-slinging' arena...I want it to be know that I am not entirely against the idea of 'socialized medicine'. My reason being, unfortunately, is steeped in a utopian society that the current platform simply does not support. In looking into the issue further...I'm feeling more and more opposed to the idea, just like I sincerely regret the passing of the "Stimulus Bill" which stimulated nothing, but the banks which helped hundreds of thousands of tax-paying citizens into the erroneous debts thier into now...

 - National Heath Care

 - Certainly, it looks nice...and the precepts behind it sound rather grand, after all...if you paid "a nominal fee" to the Federal Government and were provided health care benefits (regardless of the ailment) - why not? Well, for starters...what about those who DON'T pay? It's been already established that NOT paying, is a fineable and/or criminal offense...O.o Really?...I thought this was about Health Care...not incarceration. Next, it's all about the doctors whom the Federal Goverment provide...and if these "doctors" are ANYTHING like the current members of Congress (save for a few) then I can only imagine the death toll reaching biblical proportions with no ability to seek legal duress (since they will be "federally sponsored health care professonals"...and you can't sue the government). Last, but not least, the amount unto which will be required to pay FOR the enforced health care...we had to pass the 27th Amendment just to stop Congressmen from giving themselves raises - would we have to enforce yet ANOTHER Amendment just to prevent the Federal Government from charging outrageous fees for substandard care?
 - The rebuttals FOR federal health care, of course, provide a compromise regarding the ability to CHOOSE between either Federal or State provided medical health care coverage (i.e. - if you didn't prefer what the government offered, you had the choice of your own doctors in your own state...as long as you had health care coverage). Of course, this still leaves the individuals who can't afford to pay either in a rather nasty spot...fortunately for them, they'll recieve the 'standard medical health care' ALL individuals recieve - in prison (...which is sufficient to say...little to none at all - how's THAT for Federal Health Care for ya?). I'm still rather unsettled by the idea that the Federal Government feels the NEED to get involved with Health Care. The LAST time they got involved was regarding attempting to provide a vaccine for the N1H1 (a.k.a. - "The Swin Flu") virus...that amazing little 'pandemic' was certain to end all life as we knew it. In truth, if anything was going to kill anyone - it was that vaccine they concocted...don't take my word for it, look up the N1H1 vaccine and prepare to be amazed.
 - So what's MY take on it? Pffft...quite simple, isn't it my choice to decide whether or not I seek help if I'm sick? Regardless of insurance company involvements, HMO's and all that other fun stuff I'm certain some citizens of the United States have had a REAL THRILL dealing with...at least it's still a choice (somewhat) regarding where we acquire our Health Care (...and for some, it's the Emergency Room, but I digress). When something as unwieldy as the Federal Government becomes involved, you're talking about a world of hurt right there...(and that's even BEFORE you get treated, assuming they're even ABLE to treat you - let's not talk about the how long the wait would take...). Needless to say, in regarding the essence of reason alone...the Federal Government is far too ponderous and ungainly to address an issue as important as Health Care and regarding all the personal information required in order to get treated - I see this as a violation of privacy, then a benign offering to aid the citizenry of the United States. I'm going to say 'NO' to Federal Health Care...it's not needed, besides...I rarely (if ever) pay for health insurance (since I'm rarely one to bother going to the hospital) and I CERTAINLY don't want to get arrested...because I'm healthy and miserly.
 - Final point regarding this issue, the 10th Amendment:

"Reserves to the states respectively, or to the people, any powers the Constitution did not delegate to the United States, nor prohibit the states from exercising".

 - Under all the prescribed 27 Amendments (along with the entirity of the Constitution itself) there is nothing which remotely addresses the Federal Government getting involved with personal health care (except in the Preamble, "...promote general Welfare...", but I digress). I really don't see where the Federal Government can enforce generalized Health Care upon the citizenry of the United States. If this was a nominal enough issue - each State could take into account this issue and proceed accordingly. I think it goes beyond a shadow of a doubt that a few States are seriously against Federal sponsored health care (...such as Virginia amongst others totalling 30). If those States who SUPPORT some form of blanket health care coverage, then each independent State can seek to ordain a similiar Health Care Bill like the one the Federal Government is seeking to provide. Since the Federal Government is attempting to enforce Health Care upon ALL States without Constitutional support in that matter, makes the 10th Amendment look erroneous at best (...unless, of course, Congress votes it through - now sounds like a good time to REALLY get to know your Congressman).
 - Okay, weight in folks...you're thought? Federal Health Care...yea or nay?

The American Deist,
M.D. Little

Popular Vote, Electoral College, the Census and YOU!

Greetings America,

 - Let's talk about something that...by way of addressing logically, shouldn't exist - period:

The Electoral College

 - The nature of the 'electoral college' (which isn't mentioned anywhere in the Constitution) functions in regarding these set truths:

1. The U.S. Census is the basis unto which the Electoral College derives the distribution of electoral votes.
2. The 538 electoral votes (derived off of the 100 Senators, 435 Representatives) are divied up amongst the States in accordance to thier population density, plus 3 from the District of Columbia.
3. The 100 Senators is derived from the 2 State Senators that can be elected into Senate per State.
4. The 435 Representatives is derived from the '435 rule' which caps the number of Representatives that can be elected granting 1 seat minumum and increases regarding the State's population.
5. The 3 Electoral Votes come directly from Washington, D.C.

 - The inherent flaws regarding the Electoral College, which again...I must remind, is not stated ANYWHERE in the Constitution, is derived off of:

1. Data derived from the U.S. Census is vague at best, false representation at worst.
2. The '435 Rule' that leaves Representatives from States with larger populations to be over-represented.
3. Regarding voting strength of each independent States, less population provides greater voting strength (e.g. - Nebraska (pop: 1,796,619) & Utah (pop: 2,784,572) = 5 Electoral Votes each).

 - With uncertifiable data as the source material used regarding how the election process is enacted, I can only profess with absolute certainty that we, the People, need to inform Congress that the 'Popular Vote' is the ONLY way unto which we acknowledge the winner of the Presidential Election. The former method is far to vague, unstable and misrepresents far too many (expecially in larger States where the population is not 100% for or against a particular candidate).
 - Abolish the Electoral College?...a step in the right direction? Give it some thoughts folks...

The American Deist,
M.D. Little

Yes, I'm only a Bill...and I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill...

Hello America,

 - Today, we're going to look into something that a lot of people (apparently a LOT of people) are not too entirely sure of regarding where bills and laws come from. If anyone remembers 'School House Rock' then they probably already know how...great little five minute musical cartoon back in the 70's, absolute pity it's no longer shown. Exceedingly educational those little cartoons were (with catchy tunes to boot)...ah well, where were we? Ah...Our President, that's where laws come from so we know who we need to blame regarding the current state of affairs WE'RE in - "It's Obama's Fault!".
 - Yeah, okay...now we're going to focus on a place that I call 'reality' and actually discuss where laws REALLY come from, where they start and WHO is ultimately responsible for thier inception. It's a thing called:

Legislature, which is a type of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise taxes and adopt the budget and other money bills.

 - The only thing that the President can do (or has any part of) legislation is to enact the power and VETO said law. However, once a bill (an unordained law) is enacted (which turns a bill into a law), the ONLY way to remove said law is to either have the Senate (who created the law in the first place) REPEAL it (which takes a 2/3rds majority vote...which is why it's REALLY good to get to know your Senators and Represetatives of State so THEY know how you feel regarding certain laws) or, if they law is clearly in violation of the Constitution, the Supreme Court can rule the law 'Unconstitutional' and strike the law from the statute books.
 - Here is what needs done regarding the current laws that have been passed BY CONGRESS. Since these laws were not either understood or initially regarded as decent (though clearly, some laws now seem notoriously eroneous) is to CONTACT YOUR SENATOR and let them know what law YOU want to see REPEALLED. The importance of having laws repealled in Congress is a permenant way of insuring that law can never be created again via legislature (...and making Congressmen behave). If Congress cannot manage to attain 2/3rds vote to repeal does not mean it CANNOT be repealled, it's up to the citizenry to stay on top of the Senators with repeated requests to have the law repealled.
 - Of course, when all else fails...there's always the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Justices. It would behoove those who consider this route to be COMPLETELY and THOUROUGHLY familiar with the Constitution of the United States before seeking to have a law struck down due to being 'Unconstitutional'. It will still be up to the 'Judiary Review' pertaining to what part (if not all) of the law needs struck from the books and it's is exceedingly rare that law do get put out of commission this way (as the law must clearly be in direct violation of the Constitution).
 - So what to do about laws that you don't like, want or need? Contact your Congressman...let them know, as the public servants they are, that you want whatever law you don't like repealled. Send certified letter if need be (in all honesty, I advise it) and include what pertinent information you would best describe the reason why YOU don't want that law in effect. Congress is the sole source of the laws you currently see present in America today, the President only has the legislative power to 'veto' a law but ONLY before it gets enacted into law. Want to see 'National Health Care' or any other law? Let your Congressmen know...they are PUBLIC SERVANTS, and are beholden unto we, the PEOPLE, to do thier civic duty...or get voted out due to negligence (or impeached on the grounds of treason...whichever works).

The American Deist,
M.D. Little

"...And for support of this Declaration..."

Greetings everyone,

 - As I clumsily mope about attempting to wrest some form of percieved control and dominance over an inanimate object whom, if it were sentient, would probably attain some degree of mirth over mine own ignorance (...regarding how blog base functionality operates) - I remain undeterred and give myself a modicum token of praise when I learn something new (such as how to create a new blog page - yay!). Already, I've been provided a few keen issues to consider bringing up for discussion...and as I am likened to confess (profusively on some occaissions) that I do not stand in favor of ANY particular political party regarding what issues are brought to the fore. Again, I insist on the absolution of labels (...and/or political parties in thier entirity) as they do little, but narrow the mind's ability to reason in regarding how a particular should be addressed via through self-imposed filters which do NOT aid regarding the subject matter at hand.
 - Some of the subjects unto which have been brought to my attention are as follows:

1. The 2nd Amendment and "Gun Control Laws",
2. The 10th Amendment and "National Health Care",
3. The 1st Amendment and "Seperation of Church and State",
4. The 4th Amendment and "Consensual Crimes".

 - This is just "the tip of the iceberg" as I will also be publishing essays regarding (but not limited to):

1. The Employment of Illegal Immigrants,
2. Outsourcing Jobs of the American Citizenry.
3. The Federal Reserve,
4. Prohibition and the Repeal thereof.

 - I'm looking at the end-closing statement of the Declaration of Independence and, as a Deist, I support the very essence unto which was prescribed forthwith:

"...And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor".

 - Let us not turn from that which Our Forefather's saught to create...we can still proceed forward with Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Our sacred HONOUR...under the divine Providence unto which each and every single individual holds dear (...even if you're an athiest, unto which said 'Providence' is solely upon yourself which you regard as true). We cannot arbitrarily abandon the sacred virtue of Reason unto that which seeks to derive us thusly:

1. Financial eliticism,
2. Religious fanaticism,
3. Armed authoritarianism.

  - Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions, but politics won't work unless we, the People, get involved. A law, 17 years old, is finally being struck from record due to it's profiling, discriminatory prohibition of tax-paying citizens of the United States from seeking to do what they regard as thier Civic Duty: to Serve in Our Nation's Armed Forces. Would we, the People, regarded a law, respecting each other's Life, Fortune and Honour, through Reason and belief regarding one's own divine Providence... DADT the SLIGHTEST consideration?

 - No.

 - I will offer the opportunity to discuss that, as well as all the former discriminatory laws that were also struck from record, so that THIS Nation - The United States of America, beholden only unto itself, remains free. As always, my intent and purposes reserve nothing unto mineself, but for the benefit and prosperity of my fellow countrymen - without discrimination.

Sincerely,
The American Deist,
M.D. Little

An Official Welcome!

Ladies and Gentlemen - Citizens of the United States of America,

 - All things start from humble beginnings, so it is thusly from which mine own ambition derived. My name is Mark Damon Little, son of Boyd Michael Little whose life was spent committed to the trade of construction and Margaret Patricia Evans-Little whose skills resided in journalism for the local newspaper in the town from which I was raised: Conroe, Texas. Though the details of my youth, I feel oblidged to 'plead the fifth', it would not be worth significant merit to discuss as my history is not what this blog...is about. I hope, with sincerity, that you can excuse my lack of coming forthwith regarding my person - I assure you, what subject matter that will soon be discussed you will find, by far, more worth regarding your attention.
 - With that, I would like to extend a most fond welcome to all who come in interest, with the desire to speak, with open mind, and earnest wish to see the subject matter soon to be discussed herein...with civil discourse. Unto all whom have encouraged me to carry forthwith the intent to create this blog, I extend unto you my most heartfelt thanks for the belief that one such as I, had something worth of merit to read. I will strive to ensure that I do not fail in providing that which I have already saught to attain - issues currently in existance, past histories rarely discussed, factual data seldom presented, and civil liberties and rights...granted unto ALL tax-paying citizens of the United States of America.
 - In closing, I would like to already begin my drive unto my goal by bringing the attention towards the poll currently submitted unto the bottom right-hand side of this blog - the poll: 'Will you be voting November 2, 2010". For those who may find themselves asking, "Vote for what?"...then I reply with sincere earnesty that you please look up any/all information pertaining to your States Senatorial Nominees. These are YOUR public servants whom, wence elected, shalt be engaging in civil discourse of thier own under which precepts that YOU have elected them regarding thusly. Understand, those who are elected, will be professing to speak in your stead in the Senate - make sure the one doing the speaking...is truely carrying out YOUR interests.
 - Ask unpleasant questions...for these questions NEED answers. Be CERTAIN that those who seek to profess that they have YOUR best interests in mind - DO. Refute any/all flowery rhetoric...focus on the ISSUES - request explainations, demand proof of deed. Do NOT be lulled into complacancy and apathy. If these individuals wish to attain the PRIVELEDGE, ordained by We, the PEOPLE, a seat in the Senate...then they - must EARN it, or seek an Independent who does possess such qualifications. Forget the labels...Democrat...Republican...only the wisdom of learning, compassion for ALL citizenry of the State they seek to represent and the desire to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America are hallmarks which a State Senator should possess.
 - November 2, 2010 is when the polls open...roughly one week. Get involved and take a stand for the priviledge that the Constitution of the United States grants upon all tax-paying citizens of the United States of America - The Right to Vote.

Be well...God bless,
The American Deist,
M.D. Little